Barrel-stand.



C. JAMES.

BARREL STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. H, 1912.

Patented. Jan. 15, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- C. JAMES.

BARREL STAND.

v APPLICATION FILED JAN. H. 1917.

Patented Jw.15,1918

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 814m mtoz CHABLEY JAMES, OF GORYJJON, IOWA.

BARREL-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I atented an. 15, 1918 Application filed January 11, 1917. Serial No. 141,365.

To all whom it may] concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEY JAMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corydon, in the county of Wayne and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Stands; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in barrel stands and more particularly to those on which the barrel is mounted for tilting movement.

The object of the invention is to provide a stand of this character so constructed that a barrel may be suspended thereby in such a manner as to be readily tilted into any position with a minimum amount of exertion and locked in such position, the locking means being readily releasable for varying the position of the barrel as desired.

Another object is to provide a barrel stand having pivoted suspending and supporting clamps adjustable to fit barrels of different sizes and peculiarly constructed to exert a reliable gripping action to hold the barrel against possible slipping.

IVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents an end elevation of a barrel stand constructed in accordance with this invention, with a barrel in upright position therein;

Fig. 2 represent a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation with parts broken out;

Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 11 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 'isa detail vertical section taken onthe line-5 5fofFigi 1.

In the embodiment illustrated, -a supporting structure-is shown in'theformof a base plate 1-having'transverse rows'of apertures Q atits opjptasi tdefld," meaews ora ermees being arranged in arcuate planes, three apertures being here shown in each row and the rows at each end longitudinally spaced.

I Adjustably mounted at each end of the base plate 1 are two uprights 3 and 4: having laterally extending feet 5 at their lower ends, the bottoms of said feet being inclined transversely to adapt the uprights to converge toward their upper ends when applied and the feet to fit fiat against the base plate. These feet are provided with apertures for the reception of clamping bolts 6 which extend through the end apertures of one of the rows of apertures 2 and are secured by nuts in the usual manner, the heads of the bolts being preferably countersunk on the lower face of the base plate to permit said plate to rest firmly on its support.

The upper ends of the standards or uprights 3 and 4. are mortised on their opposed faces as shown at 7, the upper and lower walls of said mortises being inclined downwardly, those on one standard corresponding with those of the other, the depth of the inortises in the two standards being the same so that when the parts are assembled, the mortised end of one of said standards will enter that of the other and thereby interlockingly engage said standards at their upper ends with their outer faces arranged flush. The mortised portions of these standards have registering apertures as 8 through which a pintle or spindle 9 is designed to extend. By so mortising and connecting the upper ends of these standards they are arranged in crossed relation and on the terminal of one of them is pivotally mounted a locking gravity dog or pawl 10 which is mounted on the inner face of the standard for a purpose to be described. This pawl 10 has a ratch engaging tooth 11 spaced inwardly from its terminal, said terminal being curved outwardly and upwardly to form a grip for lifting the pawl.

Another standard 12 having an apertured foot 13 similar to those of the feet of the standards 3 and 4 is detachably mounted on the base plate 1, a bolt 14 extending through the central aperture of one of the rows 2 and through said apertured foot and secured in position by a nut, one edge of whichab uts against a straight upright face at 'the'inner side of foot 13" and operates to locli the nut against turning, the bolt being inserted from tl elower 'sideithroughthe base plate; The

upper" end i of" standard 1.2 is apertured as shown at 15 to receive the pintle or spindle 9. It will thus be observed that by so 1nounting these standards on the base plate 1, they may be readily detached when it is desired to disassemble the apparatus for the purpose of storing or shipping it and the middle upright or standard 12 operates as a brace for the outer or end standards.

The uprights at each end of this base ar exactly alike in construction and hence one set only are described in detail.

Mounted to freely rotate on the spindles 9 are two barrel clamps shown in the form of spiders 16, both of which are exactly alike and hence only one will be described in detail. Each of these spiders is composed of a plate 17 and a series of outwardly projecting arms which may be made in any suitable manner but which, as illustrated in the drawings, are made in separate pieces and detachably fastened as hereinafter described. The plate 17 may be of any desired configuration, it being shown as elliptical in shape with a central aperture 18 through which the spindle 9 passes. This plate 17 has a circular ratchet 19 on its outer face around said aperture 18, the teeth of the ratchet of one spider extending in a direction opposite to those of the ratchet of the other spider, otherwise the construction ofthe two spiders is the same. This ratchet 19 is preferably cast integral with the plate 17, although it need not necessarily be so made, but may be fixed thereto in any desired manner. This plate carries legs 21 which as shown are mounted in radiating grooves 20 formed on its outer face at its opposite ends, two of said grooves being shown at each end of said plate and here shown terminating adjacent the perimeter of the ratchet 19. These grooves 20 form seats to receive the spider legs 21 which may be secured in said seats in any suitable manner, bolts being here shown for this purpose, which pass through the inner ends of the legs and through the plate 17. These legs 21 are shown composed of two longitudinally adjustable sections 22 and 23 the meeting ends of which are designed to be arranged in overlapping relation and provided with registering longitudinally extending slots 24 through which clamping bolts 25 are designed to pass for adjustably securing said sections together to provide for the lengthening and shortening of the legs as may be desired according to the length of the barrel to be clamped by the spiders. These sections 22 and 23 are provided on the sides of the grooves thereof on their meeting faces with serrations here shown in the form of trans versely arranged teeth 26, those on one section being designed to interlockingly engage those of the other section when in adjusted position to prevent longitudinal slipping of the sections, As shown, the inner sections 22 have their barrel engaging faces sloped or twisted transversely, the transverse twisting of the two sections at one end of the plate being toward each other to adapt the legs to conform to the curved shape of the barrel to be clamped.

The outer sections 23 of the legs are curved longitudinally and are provided at their outer ends with inturned hooks 27, said hooks being designed to hook over the ends of the barrel staves at the ends of the barrel as is shown clearly in Fig. 3.

In assembling the stand, the uprights having been arranged as heretofore described, the spindles 9 are passed through the central apertures in the plate 17 and through the registering apertures in the uprights at the end of the stand to which they are to be applied. "Washers 28 are preferably arranged on the spindle between the head thereof, said spindle being here shown in the form of a bolt, and the inner face of plate 17 and between the outer face of the ratchet 19 and the opposed standard and also between the outer faces of the mortisedonds of the stand ards 3 and 1 and the upper end of standard 12, a nut 29 being preferably arranged on the spindle 9 between the upper ends of the bracing standard 12 and the converging standards 3 and e and each of these parts are securely clamped together by a nut 30 on the outer end of each spindle 9 as is shown clearly in the accompanying drawings. 7

hen the parts are so adjusted, the spiders will be free to rotate on the spindle 9, but will be held against longitudinal movement or movements toward and away from the barrel which is to be held between them, the only adjustment in this direction being the series of rows of apertures 2 formed in the base plate 1 which are provided for the purpose of adjusting the end standards toward or away from each other to receive a barrel of greater or less width to be mounted on the stand. It is of course understood that the adjustment of the leg sections 22 and 23 provides for the clamping engagement of the spiders with barrels of greater or less lengths, so it will thus be seen that these clamps or spiders are adjustable to fit barrels of different lengths and di ameters.

lVhen the spiders are mounted as above described, the pawls or dogs 10, one of which is carried by the upper end of standard 4 at one end of the stand and the other by the upper end of standard 3 at the other end of the stand with their ratchet engaging teeth 11 positioned for interlocking engagement with their respective ratchets carried by the spiders at the opposite ends of the stand so that these dogs will operate to lock one of the spiders against turning in one direction and the other spider against turning inthe opposite direction, and when a barrel is clamped and suspended by these spiders, the engagement of the dogs with their respective ratchets will hold the barrel against tilting movement in either direction. lVhen it is desired to tilt the barrel, one of the dogs is released according to the direction in which it is desired to tilt the barrel and the same may then be tilted to the desired position and again locked by engaging said dog with its ratchet.

From the above description, the operation of the stand will be clearly understood, it being obvious that the tilting and positioning of the barrel may be controlled by the operator in the manner just set forth so that a barrel may be entirely turned over or held at any desired angle during the removal of its contents.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, clamps for pivoting a barrel carried by said structure, said clamps being freely rotatable and held against longitudinal movement, means for holding-one of said clamps against turning in one direction, and means for holding the other clamp against turning in the opposite direction, one of said holding means being releasable to permit the tilting of the barrel engaged by the clamps and the other of said holding means engaging the clamps thereby preventing movement in an opposite direction from the direction of tilting.

2. I11 an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, clamps for pivoting a barrel carried by said structure, said clamps being freely rotatable and held against longitudinal movement, ratchets and pawls one carried by each clamp and one by the supportin structure, the teeth of the ratchets extending in opposite directions whereby when the pawls are engaged with the ratchets one of said clamps is held against turning in one direction and the other against turning in the opposite direction, said pa-wls being releasable to permit free turning of said clamps in either direction.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, and clamps for pivoting a barrel carried by said structure, said clamps being in the form of spiders having legs with barrel engaging hooks at their free ends, said legs comprising longitudinally slotted overlapping sections with clamping elements extending through the slots in the two sections whereby the length of said legs may be varied for use in connection with barrels of different lengths.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, clamps for pivoting a barrel carried by said structure, said clamps being in the form of spiders having legs with barrel engaging hooks at their free ends, the barrel engaging faces of said legs being curved longitudinally and twisted transversely to conform to the longitudinal and periphe 'al curvature of the barrel to be clamped.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, clamps for pivoting a barrel carried by said structure, said clamps each comprising a plate having radiating grooves in one face thereof, and legs detachably mounted in said grooves and provided with barrel engaging elements.

(5. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, clamps for pivoting a barrel carried by said structure, said clamps including fixed upright members carried by said structure, and freely rotatable barrel engaging members carried by said uprights, said rotatable members being held against longitudinal movement, the upright members and the barrel engaging members being adjustable in planes at right angles to each other to provide for their use in connection with barrels of different sizes.

7. A barrel stand comprising a base, pairs of longitudinally spaced uprights detachably mounted thereon, the uprights of each pair converging toward each other and meet ing at their upper ends, one being mortised to receive the other, a bracing upright detachably secured to said base between each pair of converging uprights, a spindle extending through the crossed upper ends of said converging uprights and through the upper end of said bracing upright, and barrel engaging members carried by said spindle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

CHARLEY JAMES.

Witnesses IVM. ZIMMERMANN,

IV. M. DARRAH.

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